No offense taken deerandbearhog, I am sorry that it seems you got a bad one, but I can tell you from personal experience that the new ones are nothing like that. As for the Savage 210....mine shoots just a tad over 4.25" at 200 yards...so not quite as good as the Ithaca that I had, but it was a bit cheaper.
As far as quality goes.....I still have to say that the Ithaca stands head and shoulders above both the Browning BPS, and Remington 870 Wingmaster.